Tear Gas Can Cause Deaths, Amputations, and Miscarriageshttp://www.businessinsider.com/side-effects-of-ferguson-tear-gas-can-kill-2014-8/comments
en-usWed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500Fri, 09 Dec 2016 11:21:36 -0500Ben Winsorhttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/53f7ada7eab8ea9443edb7bcRocketdogFri, 22 Aug 2014 16:52:55 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53f7ada7eab8ea9443edb7bc
How many elderly, children, pregnant women and people with serious respiratory or cardiac issues are currently serving in the Armed Forces? Did you read the article?
Maybe it is not dangerous for twenty-something, fit people with no underlying health issues to be gassed, but that does not mean it will be "perfectly safe" or "not a big deal" for others. I would say triggering a severe asthma attack or cardiac arrest resulting in death is a very BIG DEAL for the person who dies and his family.
Also, the problem with these weapons is that they are typically fired in a residential area indiscriminately, and are not deployed in a controlled environment. One could argue that protesters and looters put themselves in harm's way knowingly, but what about granny who has an apartment above a storefront? what about someone walking their dog at night? Or bystanders and drivers who find themselves in the wrong place, at the wrong time? or do they "deserve" to be gassed, because they are in transit or going about their daily lives? I would also argue this is a "big deal".
I was caught in the WTO riots in Seattle, Washington in 1999. I was visiting the city on business, staying in a hotel downtown, and had gone to a restaurant for a meal. When I finished, I walked out the door into the street, and found myself confronting an army of robocops with full body shields, armored vehicles behind them, with tactical weapons. The worst part was, the robocops and armored vehicles were between me and my car. On the other side were the protesters.
Instead of approaching the cops, I went towards the protesters, and they made way for me, and I was able to get away safely. As I was leaving, I could hear the sound of gas canisters being deployed, along with stun grenades. Fortunately, my exposure was minimal, as I had my back to the tear gas, and I was making my way though a dense crowd. But it was still a very frightening situation.
For those of you that do not know what I am referring to, here is a link. Please read to the end.
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Seattle_WTO_protests" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Seattle_WTO_protests</a>http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53f3effa6bb3f7f216c03eeeSoylent CorporationTue, 19 Aug 2014 20:46:50 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53f3effa6bb3f7f216c03eee
We believe tear gas is better than our front loader technique. Soon our coherent heat ray will be online, and the gas will not be necessary.
Other technologies in the pipeline include the HF radio wave brain modulation, that will make you comply without pain. Progress.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53f3e07769bedd5214c03eeedamon.lightfootTue, 19 Aug 2014 19:40:39 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53f3e07769bedd5214c03eee
I think it is being made out to be a bigger deal than it is. Did you know all members of the US armed forces are required to go through a gas chamber of concentrated CS (tear) gas? I've been through it and, while miserable, the effects wear off rather quickly once in fresh air. It is intended to teach members of the military the importance of maintaining and trusting your gas mask.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53f3dbaf69bedd077fc03eeeSerf's UpTue, 19 Aug 2014 19:20:15 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53f3dbaf69bedd077fc03eee
That's because the real enemy of governments isn't other other governments - it's the citizens they exploit.
On the plus side, many of these chemical weapons are proudly marked with the addresses of the criminals that produce them....http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53f3ca72eab8eac374c03eefkellydorsey8Tue, 19 Aug 2014 18:06:42 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53f3ca72eab8eac374c03eef
"Tear gas is banned under the 1993 international Chemical Weapons Convention which has been adopted by by 190 countries including the United States, however, the treaty only covers international conflict, and not domestic use."
What?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53f3c8faecad045841c03ef9JoeCoolTraderTue, 19 Aug 2014 18:00:26 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53f3c8faecad045841c03ef9
Here's a thought: don't go rioting and looting.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53f3b98eecad04220dc03eeeadultintheroomTue, 19 Aug 2014 16:54:38 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53f3b98eecad04220dc03eee
Like many companies, to cut costs, they've outsourced the factchecker/QA duties to you the reader/end customer. So I guess consider yourself fired. (joke man, not being serious here).http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53f3b8616bb3f7cd36c03ef6D.alvarez1Tue, 19 Aug 2014 16:49:37 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53f3b8616bb3f7cd36c03ef6
Tear gas is a chemical irritant not a nerve agent. Sarin gas is an example of a nerve agent. Fire your fact checker this article is weak.